Name of college or university: Macalester College
Mailing address: 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1899
Street address (if different): same as above
Main phone number: 651-696-6000
WWW home page address: www.macalester.edu
Admissions phone number: 651-696-6357
Admissions toll-free number: 1-800-231-7974
Admissions office mailing address: same as above
Admissions fax number: 651-696-6724
Admissions e-mail address: admissions@macalester.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the internet? No.
Do you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent? No.

B5. Of the initial 2005 cohort, how many did not persist and did not
graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed
forces, foreign aid service, or official church missions:

0

B6. Final 2005 cohort, after adjusting for exclusions:

491

B7. Of the initial 2005 cohort, how many completed the program in four
years or less?

405

B8. Of the initial 2005 cohort, how many completed the program in more
than four years but in five years or less?

18

B9. Of the initial 2005 cohort, how many completed the program in more
than five years but in six years or less?

5

B10. Total graduating within six years:

428

B11. Six year graduation rate for 2005 cohort:

87%

Retention Rates

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's degree-seeking
undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall
2010, what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your
institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2011?

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for
first-time, first-year, degree seeking applicants for Fall 2013,
please indicate your institution's policies, regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admission process:
ACT with or without Writing
component accepted.

C.Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component: Both are used for admission and as a validity check on the application essay.

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshmen) students with scores in
each range:

SAT Critical Reading

SAT Math

SAT Writing

700-800

43.4%

34.7%

36.0%

600-699

36.0%

52.9%

48.8%

500-599

16.5%

12.1%

14.1%

400-499

3.4%

0.3%

1.0%

300-399

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

200-299

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

ACT Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

30-36

57.2%

73.4%

48.2%

24-29

42.1%

24.5%

46.8%

18-23

0.7%

2.2%

5.0%

12-17

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

6-11

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Below 6

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

C10. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school class
rank within the following ranges:

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: 70%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 94%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 100%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 0%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 0%

Percent who submitted high school class rank: 49%

C11. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school
grade point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0
scale). Includes only those from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.0 and 3.24: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time,
first-year (freshmen) students who submitted GPA: N/A

Percent of total first-time first-year (freshmen) students who submitted
high school GPA: N/A

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes.
Amount of application fee: $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes.
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, do the fees differ? No, same fee.
Can the on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other
than the fall? No.

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: by
March 30.

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants: must reply by May 1.
Deadline for housing deposit: May 1.
Amount of housing deposit: $300
Refundable if student does not enroll? No

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
Yes.
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year.

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,
first-time, first-year (freshmen) students one year or more before high
school graduation? Yes.

C20. Common application: (Question removed from CDS in 2006)

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision
plan? Yes.

If yes, please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date: November 15.
First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15
Other early decision plan closing date: January 2
Other early decision plan notification date: February 7

For the Fall 2011 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received: 227
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 115

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring
credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?
Yes.

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled
as degree seeking transfer students in fall 2011.

Applicants

Admitted Applicants

Enrolled Applicants

Men

94

19

7

Women

112

33

12

Total

206

52

19

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall or Spring

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed
or else must apply as an entering freshman? Yes
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 12 semester credits

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available
at your institution. Refer to definitions.

Accelerated program
Cooperative (work study) program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language
Exchange student program (domestic)
External degree program

Other: Combined bachelor's/graduate programs:
- BA/Master's in Architecture with Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri
- BA/BS in Engineering with Washington University, St. Louis or the
University of Minnesota

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete
some course work prior to graduation.

Army ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.
Naval ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.
Air Force ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of St.
Thomas.

F4. Housing offered by the college at your institution:

Coed
dorms Men's
dorms Women's
dorms Apartments
for married students Apartments
for single students Other:

Special
housing for disabled students Special
housing for international students Fraternity/sorority
housing Cooperative
housing Theme housing Wellness housing

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to
full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using
the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking"
undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to
international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid
that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in
the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning
categories of aid to cover need, see the definitions section.):

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional
aid?Institutional methodology (IM)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported: 2011-2012
estimated

Need-based

Non-need-based

$

$

Scholarships/Grants

Federal

$1,308,313

$2,250

State

$399,863

$0

Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional
awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid
and tuition waivers (which are reported below)

$39,129,060

$814,683

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis,
National Merit) not awarded by the college

$853,554

$249,572

Total Scholarships/Grants

$41,690,790

$1,066,505

Self-Help

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)

$6,916,804

$648,550

Federal Work-Study

$500,972

State and other (e.g. institutional) work-study/employment

$2,496,487

$132,110

Total Self-Help

$9,914,263

$780,660

Parent Loans

$0

$1,741,835

Tuition waivers

-

-

Athletic awards

-

-

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2.Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and
less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial
aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used
to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect
the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in
more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time
undergraduates.

Need based awards

First-time Full-time Freshmen

Full-time Undergrad (inc. fresh)

Less than full-time undergrad

a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students

478

1978

10

b) Number of students in line a who applied
for need based financial aid

380

1541

c) Number of students in line b who were determined to
have financial need

331

1390

d) Number of students in line c who were awarded any
financial aid

331

1390

e) Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based scholarship or grant aid

328

1373

f) Number of students in line d who were awarded any
need-based self-help aid

301

1298

g) Number of students in line d who were awarded any
non-need-based scholarship or grant aid

23

64

h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully
met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans).

331

1390

i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were
awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of
need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans,
unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans).

100%

100%

j) The average financial aid package of those in line d.
Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized
loans and private alternative loans).

$36,546

$35,580

k) Average need-based scholarship or grant award of those in line e

$32,528

$30,331

l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized
loans and private alternative loans) of those in line f

$4,757

$5,973

m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and
private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awared a need-based loan

$3,236

$4,284

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants:List the number of degree seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and were awarded institutional - not external - non-need based scholarship or grant aid. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in
more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time
undergraduates.

Non-need-based awards

First-time Full-time Freshmen

Full-time Undergrad Inc. fresh.

Less than Full-time undergrad

n) Number of students in line a who had no financial
need who received non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those receiving athletic
awards and tuition benefits)

26

87

o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need based scholarship and
grant aid awarded to students in line n

$9,499

$9,330

p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional
non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship

0

0

q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants
and scholarships awarded to students in line p

-

-

-

For graduates and loan types for questions H4 and H5: Include:
1) the 2011 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011
2) only loans made to students who borrowed while
enrolled at your institution
3) co-signed loansExclude:1) those who transferred in
2) money borrowed at other institutions

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional
aid. Check all that apply.

Non -need based

Need -based

Non -need based

Need -based

X

Academics

Leadership

Alumni affiliation

X

Minority status

Art

Music/drama

Athletics

Religious affiliation

Job skills

State/district residency

ROTC

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H15. If your insitution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level, please provide details.

Percentages of degrees awarded are based on number of majors, not headcount (e.g. students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice). Percentages are calculated using the sum of first and second majors in each area of the IPEDS Completions report as the numerator and the sum of the grand total of first and second majors as the denominator.